Polk County sheriff's deputies reported Saturday that they found a homemade bomb, a 12-foot boa constrictor and a variety of guns when they broke up a north Lakeland methamphetamine lab on Friday. ...more

June 28, 2009

That Corvette roaring around the track Saturday was using green fuel. "It's E85," said Doug Fehan, program manager for the Corvette racing team. ...more

March 21, 2009

Prosecutors thought they had a solid drug trafficking case against Jose Miguel Rosales, 40, until they discovered problems with the evidence taken from his home. ...more

November 20, 2008

The University of South Florida football program was hit with tragedy again with the death of former USF linebacker Mike Minus on Monday night. ...more

September 9, 2008

WINTER HAVEN - A hazardous materials team is working to contain a chemical spill on U.S. 27 after a semi-trailer tanker leaked pesticide into a nearby ditch, Polk County Fire Rescue officials said. ...more

June 30, 2008

TAMPA - East Bay High School quarterback Rex Ballenger died Monday at Tampa General Hospital after he was seriously injured in a car crash over the weekend, according to the school's athletic director. ...more

May 19, 2008

Four people came to the assistance of a Sears employee who was crushed by a machine while working Tuesday afternoon at the store in the Coastal Way Plaza on Cortez Boulevard. ...more

February 14, 2008

WAUCHULA — A hearing has been set for Jean Claude Meus that could lead to a evidentiary hearing and potentially a new criminal trial. ...more

January 8, 2008